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The Nativity: shepherds adoring the Christ child in the manger

Subjects
ChristianityChristmas & SantaReligious & Devotional Life
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of The Nativity: shepherds adoring the Christ child in the manger, Myrtle Lawson, IA, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of The Nativity: shepherds adoring the Christ child in the manger, Myrtle Lawson, IA, USA, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A color illustration of the Nativity: a group of shepherds, one in a blue-green robe, kneel and stand at the left with sheep and dogs, while Mary and Joseph sit with the infant Jesus at the right inside a rustic stable. A donkey stands beside a wooden tub at the far right, and light streams in from the open end of the shelter.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Wishing you health and happiness and other good things. Herbert E. Sanderson (Converse Co.) Columbus, Ohio.

PublisherS. P. Co.
"And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger." —Luke 2: 16. --- POST CARD FOR CORRESPONDENCE FOR ADDRESS ONLY Series 487. S. P. Co. Printed in U. S. A.
PostmarkedColumbus, OH, December 19, 1944, 09:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Myrtle Lawson

Mattock, Ia.

FromHerbert E. Sanderson, (Converse Co.) Columbus, Ohio

Postcard record

Postmarked, Columbus, OH
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMyrtle Lawson, Mattock, IA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesWhite border around the image; chromolithograph-style color printing with visible grain; light corner and edge wear. Postmark: COLUMBUS OHIO DEC 19 9-FM 1944. Divided-back card, white border on front, 1-cent green Washington stamp; imprint "Series 487. S. P. Co. Printed in U. S. A." Message and sender address written in pen; card toned with brown stains along edges.

Cite this card

The Nativity: shepherds adoring the Christ child in the manger, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-nativity-shepherds-adoring-the-christ-child-in-the-mange. Accessed October 5, 2026.